DeMarcus Cousins has a reputation as a tough NBA big man who just might accidentally elbow his opponent in the face. Mason Plumlee knew that, so in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ Wednesday night loss to the Pelicans, he tried to take advantage.

Cousins was clearing out after a rebound and Plumlee smacked him right in the arm while fighting for the ball. But while Boogie was creating space with his elbows,